1493 - Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers Saba
1620 - Mayflower Compact is signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod, Massachusetts
1911 - Many cities in the U.S. Midwest broke their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. (see The 11/11/11 cold wave).
1918 - Poland declares independence
1975 - Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day)
